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, \V1N FIEL l) S. TIIOMAS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO TIIE W HITIN MACIIINEVORKS, OF WIHTINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 6418,644, dated May 1, 1900.

Appiioanoufneanay-ia,1899. sannita. 717,299. naman.; 'l

To all!r wil/011D it muy concern.:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. 'lHoMAs,- of Boston,in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Looms; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference vto an improved shuttle supplying mechanism for looms.

The object of the invention is the maintenance of the supply of weft or filling in a loonrbydischarging the shuttlethe filling of which has been broken or exhausted and inserting a' shuttle provided with filling automatically into the shuttle-box without stopping the loom. On one side of the loom a shuttle-carrier supporting a series of reserve shuttles serves to carry a shuttle into the shuttle-box on the failure of the filling, and a gate on the other` side of the loom is opened to discharge the shuttle which has failed to lay the filling into a receiver. The mechanism through which the faulty shuttle is ejected and a fresh shuttle supplied is controlled by the weft-fork, so that the fresh shuttle is inserted into the shuttle-box on one side of the loom, While the faulty shuttle is ejected from the shuttle-box on the opposite side of the loom.

The invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction and the combination of the parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a view of part of the side of the loom where the faulty shuttle is discharged, showing the mechanism operating the discharging-gate and the receptacle for the discharged shuttles. Fig. 2 is a front view of the shuttle-discharging side of the looin. Fig. 3 is a front View of the shuttle-supplying side of the loom, showing the mechanism for operating the vshuttle-carrier. Fig. 4 is a side view of part of the loom, showing the shut-tle supplying mechanism. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View of part of the loom, showing the lever connections and cams for operating the shuttle-supply inconnection with the weft-fork. Fig. U is a plan View of the shut- 'fork slide and with the shuttle-carrier.

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tlc-discharging side of the loom. Fig. 7 is a plan View, partly in section, of the device forv locking the shuttle-discharging gate. Fig. 8

is a top view of the shuttle-supplying end of the loom; Fig. 9 is a top view showing the connections of the cam-levers with the Wlgft- 11g.

10 is an end view of the support of the shut- Fig. l1 is atop View of the same. 6o Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional View of part of the shuttle-carrier support. Fig. 13 is an end view of one of the shuttles, showing a conca ve groove on one side of the central portin of the shuttle. Fig. 14 is a side view of 65 one of the spring-c1an1ps supporting the shuttle on the shuttlecarrier- Fig. 15 is a topy view of the same. f Fig. 16 is a front View of `the shuttle-box at the shuttle-receiving end of thelay. Fig. 17 is a top view of the same. 7c Fig. 18'is a plan View of the gate. Fig. 19 is a sectional View of the shuttle-box on the line X X of Fig. 16, showing the same in the -closed position in solid lines and in the open position in broken lines. Fig. 2O is a detail 75 of the gate-locking device. Fig. 21 is a plan View, partly in section, of part of the gatelocking device. Fig. 22 is a top View of the weft-fork, showing the mechanism forhold-f ing the weft-fork until a fresh shuttle is'lin- 8o serted. Fig. 23 is a side View ofthe same. Figs. 24, 25, and 26 are details of the mechanism connected with the weft-fork.

Jn my improved. shuttle-changing loom a number of shuttles are placed opposite the shuttle-receiving shuttle-box on the shuttlecarrier on the right-hand side of the loom, as illustrated in the drawings. The shutt1ebox on the right-hand side of the loom is `open in front along the lower part and-has an 9o opening in the bottom closed by a gate. The

`shuttle-discharging shuttle-boxen the lefthand side of the loom also has an opening in the front and a gate closing the bottom.

In the normal operation of the m the 95 gates i of the shuttle-boxes are closed and locked in the closed position. When the filling in the shuttle on the lay runs out or breaks and the weft-fork failsto encounter the weft-thread, the weft-slide actuates the roo rock-shaft on the breast-beam, which con trols the shuttle-changing mechanism as the lay completes its forward movement. The shu ttle-changin g mechanism du ring the back- 'ward-and-forward movement of the lay oper- .ates tov connect the shuttle-carrier, and the .faulty shuttle andthe other to receive theI fresh shuttle.

The arrangement of the operative cams .and leversvare preferablysuch that a complete rotation of the cam-shaft and two rotationsof the crank-shaft are required to complete theoperation of discharging a faulty shuttle and replacing the same by a fresh shuttle. In high-speed looms I iind this con,- struction more reliable and more durable. During the next back Ward-and-forward' movement of the lay the shuttle-carrier is moved backward to .carry the foremost reserve shuttle into the shuttle-box as it approaches theend of its outward movement, the gates are raised and locked, and the loom after losing two picks continues to weave cloth without having been stopped during the change of shuttles.

Similar marks of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures,

In the'drawings, A and A' indicate part of the side frames of the loom; B', the breastbeam; C, the crank-shaft; D., the cam-shaft; E, the lay; F F, the shuttle-boxes; G G,'the picker-sticks; H, the carrier for/the reserve shuttles.

All the parts of the loom are shown in the different gures of the drawingsin solid lines in the positions they occupy when the lay is at the extreme forward end ot' osillation.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a indicates a bracket secured to the side frame A at the shuttle-discharging side of the loom; a', a shuttle-receptacle supported on the bracket a for the reception of the shuttles ejected from the shuttle-box F. The bracket a?, secured to the side frame A, forms thepivotal support for Vthe lever fb, the lower end of which has the bracket f', supportingthe roller'f, adjustably secured to it. The roller f2 bears on the cam d on the cam-shaft D. The uriper part of the leverfb acts on the rollerf,

pivotally supported in brackets extending from the forward edge of the gate f", hinged on the brackets f5 f5, which are secnredto and project. rearward from the shuttle-box, as Shown in Figs. 17 and 19. The shuttleboxes F F at the opposite sides of the loom are each .provided with Aa gate f 4, which forms the bottom of the shuttle-box. The gates are pivoted on the rod f ,lsupported by the brackets f5 f5. The fronts of the shuttle-boxes have the openings f 7 f7.

When a shuttle is inserted into the shuttie-box, the front of the gate is swung down and passes under the shuttle presented bythe shuttle-carrier. The shuttle passes into the shuttle-box through the opening f7, and as the gateis closed the shuttle is raised behind the closed part of the front of the shuttle-bex. When a shuttle is to be ejected from the di charging shuttle-box, the opening of the gate allows the shuttle to drop and pass out of the shuttle-box into the receptacle, said shuttle being guided' by the gate.

The swells Fhare located in the upper sides i of the shuttle-boxes and controlled by the le- Ver mechanism f8, connected with and operated by ther gate f4, as is shownand described in United States Patent. Nol 617,311v for iniprovemen ts in looms, granted to me January 3, 1899. The gates f4 are each provided at y their inner ends, as shown in Fig. 16, with a lock-bolt-fi, sliding in a cavity and held `in A.the locked position by a coiled spr/ing, as

shown in Fig. 2]. 'lhe bracket fl" 'consists ofk an arm pivotally secured to the lay and has a beveled latching-face fx, by which the loek-boltf" is slid inward as the gate is closing, the said leek-bolt springing out when the end of the bolt has passed `the inclined face of the bracket flo to rest on the bracket and support the gate in the closed position, as shown in Figs. 7 and 1G. The bracket fw may be ad justed by the screw j'12 in screwthread engagement with the arm f, secured to a convenient part ofthe lay, said screw bearing on the under side of the bracket f" and held in the adjustedposition by a locknnt. The gate is unlocked by means/of the dagger f1?, the beveled pointed end of which when placed into the proper position, passing between the end of the lock-boltf" and the lay E, pushes back the bolt and releases thegate as the lay swings toward the breastbeam, as shown in Figs. 20 and 21.

The daggerf13 is pivotallysupported on a bracket secured .to the inner side of the breastbeam. The forward end of the dagger is beveled on the side towardth-e gate. The rear end of the dagger f 13 is perforated. The rod fl'l'extends through the perforated rear end ofthe dagger. A coiled spring surrounding the rod f holds the rear end of the dagger againsta collaradjnstably secured to the rod f. The rod f14 is pivotally secured to the end of the arm f1, which arm extends 'under the breast-beam and is secured to the rock-shaft la WVhen the rock-shaft b is operated by the' weft-fork slide, the arm fir raises the rod f14 and rocks the dagger j' l on its pivotal support, thereby depressing the beveled end of the dagger. The next forward swing of thel lay brings the end of the lockbolt fl in contact with the beveledend of the dagger, pushing the lock-bolt into the recess in the gate f to ,unlock the gate and allowing the gatcto swing operi.

On the right-hand side of the looni the shuttle-supplying mechanism is located. vOn the side frame A the bracket en forms the pivotal support of the leverf, havingthe bracket f near its lower end, supporting the roller/2. This leverfa acts on therollcrfion the gate f4, closing the bottom of the shuttle-supplying shuttle-box, and the roller f2 bears on thecam d', performing exactly the same functions asthe lever f1 on the shuttle-discharging side of the loom. The sole diierence in their actions is that the gate at the shuttledischarging side of the loom opens wider than the gate at the shuttle-supplying side, where lthe gate only drops suliciently to pass under the advanced shuttle, so as to lift the shuttle' off the shuttle-'carrier into the shuttle-box.

The bracket 014, secured to the side frame A', forms the support for the carrier H, on which the reserve shuttles are supported. On thebracket 11 the rods a5 15 are secured, so as to extend horizontally from each side of the bracketi The bed his supported and slides on the rods 115 a5. On the bed 71 the bracket 71', provided with lthe journal-bearings 712 712, is rigidly secured. The drivingshaft 712, on which the sprocket-wheels 714 714v are secured, is vjournaled in' the bearings 712 712. The bracket 715, having the journal-bearings 710 710, is adj ustably secured to the bed 71 and supports the driven shaft 717, on which the sprocket-wheels 714 714 are secured. The bracket 71S extends fromthe bed 71 and forms the support for the gear 710, engaging with the pinion 7110 ou the. driving-shaft 711"r The gear 712 has projecting from its side the studs 7111 7111. The pawl 7112, pivotally supported on the bracket a4, is held in contact with the studs 7111 7111 on the gear 710 by a spring. When the bed 71 and 'the parts connected to it are moved on the 4rods a5 0.5, the pawl 7112 turns the gear 712 and through it the`drivingshaft 713.'

To insure the accurate step-by-step rotation of the gear 712 and to hold the gear 719 and the parts connected with ,and operited through thesaid gear, Ivplace the brake-strap 7112, se-

cured at one end to the bracket 718 and held on the other end by a coiled spring, on the gear 710.

.'lwo endless chains 7114 7111are placed on and are operated by the sprocketwheelsh4 714. At predetermined intervals the spring-clamps 7115 (shown in Figs. 14 and 15) are secured to a link On each of the chains 7114 7114. These spring-clamps consist of a plate adapted to v be securedto one of the chain-links provided at one end with the fixed arm 7110, having a concavo-convex inner surface corresponding with the concave-convex lower edge 7117of the shuttlev'z'. On the opposite side the arm 7112, secured to the spring-pressed rod 7110, yields tothe shuttle r1' when it is inserted and reacts to hold the shuttle firmly against the arm 7110. The convex portion of its surface enteringthe concave surface at the lower part of the shuttle firmly holds the shuttle and yet' permits the raising of the shuttle out of the springclamps 7115 by the gate f4 of the shuttle-box.

The shuttle-carrier H may be arranged to support any desired number of shuttles 1'1'.

In practice I find li ve suicient. The advance shuttle 1'r is Amoved into the shuttle-box over the then-lowered gate f1 by sliding the shut is pivoted near its lower end in the bracket. At the lower- 010, secured to the side f rameA. end of the lever 7121 is the stud 7122. By moving the lower end of the lever 7121 toward the front of the loom the upper end of the lever throughk To give to the carrier this ine` the arm 7120 slides the carrier I-I and the shutfA tles .on the same inward, and by moving the lever 7121 inthe opposite direction it slides the carrier outward. During this outward motion the pawl 7112 rotates the gear 710'and the pinion l7110, moving the endless chains 711v1 and advancing the shuttles 1 1', so that one of the shuttles is placed in the advanced position of the shuttle 17. i

When the weft-work K fails to encounter a weft-thread, it connects with the weft-hammer, which moves the weft-slide 7c against the arm b', secured to the rock-shaft 71, journaled in bearings secured to the breast-beamY B, and 4rocks the rock-shaft. (See Fig. 5.) The arm b2, also secured to the rock-shaft Z1, is raised against the tension of the coiled spring b2, one end of which is secured to the side frame or a xed part of the loom and the other end t'o the arm 112.` The outer end of theiarm b2 is connected, by means of the bar b4, with the end of the arm b5 provided with the seat 710, adapted to engage with the stud 7122on the lever 7121. vThe other end 'of the arm 715 is pivotally connected with the bell-crank lever 71T, journaled in the bracket b2. The other end of the bell-crank lever 117 is provided with .a roller 710, engaging with Ythe grooved cam cl2, secured to the cam-shaft D so that whenA the arm 715 is in engagement with the stud 7122 the cam 072 operates the shuttle-carrier, as above described. The weftlever pivotally supported on the bracket 713. The end of the arm 7a2 is provided with a roller which bearsion the cam cl3, secured to the cam-shaft D. The upper part of the wefthammer is provided with the horn 7a4. Pivotally secured to the weft-fork slide 7c is the bell-crank lever 7.15, one of the arms of which extends across the top of the slide and the other arml extends under the arm 7:0, pivotally secured to the side of the slide 71. The

wire 717 extends from the arm 710 to a point` under the weft-fork K. As is shown in Figs. 22 and 23 and in detail in Figs. 24, 25, andy 26, the stop-pin ks on .the slide 7s and 'the stop-pin 710 on the frame supporting the slide IOO limit the movement of the bell-crank lever.

The object of this arrangementis to support the tail of the weft-fork abovethe path of the 1 I5 f 'i hammerlc forms, with the arm 712,'abell-crank .1 y

weft-hammer, so that when the filling fails and ther tail of the weft-fork engages with the' weft-hammer to move the slide k forward one arm of the bell-crank lever ks en counters the '5 stop-pin kg, which swingsthe bell-crank lever into the position shown in broken lines iu Fig. 22.- The weighted endof the arm k6, the lower surface of which iscurved, as is shown `in Figs. 23 and 26, so that as the arm of the bellcrank lever on. which the weighted arm is supported moves outward the weighted end -of the arm las descends, and thereby raises the end of the wire k7 and by it the tail 'end of the vweft-fork above the path of; the lweftk"hammer, which at the next forward movement passes under the hook on the tail end of the weft-fork without yengaging with the same; hut-'the horn` 7a4 of the weft-hammer fstrkes'the arm ofthe bell-crank'lever 195 exzo -tendingaeross the slide hand movesthe same from the position shown in broken lines tothe position shown in solid lines in Fig. 22, thereby raisingthe weighted end of the arm 7c and lowering the end of the Wire k7, so that after the second swing of the wefthammer #the weft-fork is again in the operative condition to cause the weft-hammer to engage with the weft-fork if the weft has failed to be laid. I will now describe the sequence of the operations performed on the detection of a .broken weft-thread, and in this description I will refer to the lever controlling the operation of. the gate for the admission of the fresh shuttle as vthe lever fa and the lever controlling the gate at the oppositeend of the lay forthe discharge of the shuttle as the lever fb. When owing to the absence of a weft-thread the weft-fork is not tilted, the hook on the rear end of the weft-fork engages with the weft-hammer, the weft-fork and weft-fork slide are pushed against the arm on the rockshaft b,causing the same to rock,and the weftfork is held in the` tilted position until the weft-fork slide is returned to its normalposi- 4tion through the operation of the bell-crank lever 7.,5, as before described. The rocking of the rock-shaft controls the operations of the daggers f13 to unlock the gates forming the bottoms of the shuttle-boxes on the opposite vends of thelay and allows the gates to open, subject to the movement of the levers fa and fl. These levers are operated by cams on the cam-shaft of the loom. i The cam controlling the lever f imparts a limited movement to the lever, which permits the gate of the shuttle-box to open sufficiently to pass under the v shuttle to be supplied and then lift the shuttleoif from the carrier 'and into the |shuttle'- box. The cam controlling the lever fb imparts a greater range of movement to the lever and so permits a wider opening of the gate forming lthe bottom of the vshuttle-box for the discharge of the shuttle. As the cam-shaft makes one revolution to every two revolutions of the crank-shaft, the levers f and f" only operate to close the gates of the shuttlebbxes, if open, every otherpick. The gate controlled by the lever'ff directs the faulty Ishuttle into the receptacle, While-the gate controlled by the lever. j'a is lowered to receive the most advanced fresh shuttle on the shuttle-carrier. The shuttle-carrier is operated by the 'grooved cam d2 on the cam-shaft through the mechanism heretofore described connected by the .rockingof the rock-shaft..

-v Having thusdescribed myv invention,'I

ejected from the shuttle-box at one end'of the lay wh'le a fresh shuttle is automatically 4inserted into the shuttle-box on the other end of the lay, as described.

Y 2. In a loom, the combination of the following instru mental ities: a lay, a shuttle-box on one end of the lay open. in front for the |insertion of the shuttle, a shuttle-box on the other end of the lay open in front for the dis-' charge of the shuttle, gates normally forming the bottoms of the shuttle-boxes, meehanism operated from the cam-shaft controlling one gate lto discharge the faulty shuttle and the other gate to supply the fresh shutv tle, locking devicesfor the gates, a shuttlecarrier, and mechanism controlled by the l weft-fork for unlocking the gates and actuating the shuttle-carrier; whereby when the weft breaks, or is exhausted, the gates and the shuttle-,carrier are operated to carry a fresh shuttle into the receiving shuttle-box fat one end of the lay and to eject -the faulty shuttle from the discharging shuttle-.box ou the otherend `of the lay withoutstopping the loom, as described.

3. In a loom, a lay, a shuttle-receiving sh uttle-bo'x and a shuttle-discharging shuttlebox on the opposite ends of the lay, openings in the fronts of the shuttle-boxes, a gate for each shuttle-'box hinged at the rear of the shuttle-boxes, mechanism operated by the cam-shaft for controlling, the gates in discharging the faulty shuttle from one shuttlebox and the insertion of the fresh shuttle into the other shuttle-box, a carrier supporting reserve shuttles, areceptacle for the 'ejected shuttles, and mechanism controlled by the weft-fork for opening the gates and actuating the carrier, whereby, when the weft breaks, or is exhausted, the gate of the receiving shuttle-box is swung open to permit the insertion of 'a fresh shuttle` into the shuttle-box and the gate in the discharging shuttle-box swings open to eject the faulty shuttle into the receptacle, as described.

4. In a loom, the combination with the lay,

-a shuttle-box on the lay, a hinged gate normally forming the bottom of the shuttle-box,

a shuttle-carrier forming the su-pport for the reserve shuttles located in front of and below the shuttle-box, a bed supported on ways,

forming the. sliding support of the shuttlef'carrieig .means for sliding the` carrier and means for operating the gate, whereby, when 1o lthe gate is opened, a shuttle may be carried over the gate and lifted into the shuttle-box by the-closing of the gate, as described.'

5. In a loom, the combination With-one of the side frames of the loom, of a bracket extending from theside frame, supports on the bracket, a bed carried onI the supports and having capacity to slide .on the supports,

shafts provided with sprocket-wheels supported in journals carried by thebed, two

2.o endless chains connected with the sprocketwheels, clamps secu-red at intervals to the endless chains, and means to reciprocate 'the bed which supports the shuttle whereby a series of reserve shuttles may be supported at the side of the l'oom and' slid forward and backward, as described.

6. In a loom, the combination with one of the side frames of a loom, of ashuttle-carrier consisting of horizontal ways forming the 3o supports for the bed of the shuttle-carrier, a bed having capacity to slide on its supports, shafts lionrnaled in bearings carried on the bed, sprocket-wheels on the shafts, gears for operating the shafts, an actuating-pawl piv- 3 5 otally connected witlra fixed part of the loom and engaging with one of the gears, and chains mounted on the sprocket-wheels and forming the supports for the reserve shuttles; whereby the shuttles are advanced by the reciproca- 4o tion of the bed, as described. l

7. In a loom, the combination with the lay shuttle-boxes on the lay, openings in the fronts ofthe shuttle-boxes, gates forming, in their normal position, the bottoms of.. the shuttle-boxes, and mechanism operated by the cam-shaftfor operating the gates, of a,

carrier for supporting a series of reserve shuttles, ways forming the support of the carrier on which the carrier may slide, endless g V 5o chains mounted on sprocket-wheels, springclamps onthe chains for supporting the reserve shuttles, means comprising a pawl pivotally connected with a fixed part of the loom for advancing the reserve shuttles, and mechanism controlled Iby the weft-fork for unlocking the gates, and actuating the shuttle-carrier; whereby on the exhaustion, or breaking, of the weft th gates and the shuttle-carrier are operated to supply a fresh shuttle to one Shuttle-box whiiethefaunyshutuisejectea'6o from the'other shuttle-box, as described.v

8. In a loom, the combination with the weft.

.hammer-,the weft-fork and the weft-fork slide,

of a bell-crank l'ever'pivotally lsupported on the weft-fork slide, a weighted arm pivotally 65 secu-red to the side `of the weft-fork slide, said Weighted arm having a cam-shaped lower surface resting on one arm ofthe bell-crank 1ever, an extension from the weighted arm for controlling the weft-fork, and stops control- 7o ling the bell-crank lever, whereby the eective operation of the 'weft-t rk is suspended during one oscillation vof t e weft-hammer while the shuttle-changing mechanism is operated, as described.

9. In a loom, the combination with the weft: fork, the weft-fork slide and' the weft-hammer, of the upwardly-extending horn kton the weft-hammer, a bell-crank lever pivoted on'l the weft-fork slide, a lever pivotallysupport- 8o ed on one side of the weft-fork s lide the weighted arm of the lever being supported on the beveled end of one arm ofthe bell-crank lever, and the stops k3 and 799,' whereby,'when the weft-fork detects the absence ofthe iill- V ing, the weft-hammer operates the weft-fork slide to control the shuttle-changing mechanism and raises the hook on t-he weftffork above the path of the wefthammer, while at the next oscillation of the weft-fork the pro- 9o jecting horn acts to replace the weftfork i nits operative posit-ion; as described.

.10.. In a loom, in' combination with the carrier supporting the reserve shuttles and the" shuttle,of a shuttle-'clampconsisting'of -a 95 fixed arm adaptedv tobearagainst one side of the 4shuttle and an armsecured to a spring? pressed rod bearing onthe other side of the shuttle, as described. f

ill. In a loom, in combination. with a shutroo4 tle, of the concavo-convex edge h" on the shuttle, a plate having on one side the Xed arm h16 the inner face of which hasaconcavoconvex face corresponding with the lower part of one side of the shuttle, the rod h19 sup- 105'4 ported in sliding bearings on the frame,xthe spiral spring surrounding and bearing on the rod h1", andthe arm h18 secured lto the rod h19 and adapted to-bear on the'opposite side vof the shuttle; whereby the shuttle is held on- .x-Io the carrier and may be readily lifted from the spring-clamp, as described. v

` In witness whereof` I have hereunto set my hand.l v v WINEIELD S. THOMAS.

Witnesses: i -J. A. MILLER, Jr.,

B. M. SIMMs. 

